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When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

2010 · 96 min

A sincere, slow-burning true story that traces decades of love worn down by addiction, offering quiet heartbreak and hard-won hope.

Tagline: The epic story of devotion, recovery and hope
Overview: Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, love, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
love
family
isolation
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild